Jurnal Paedagogy
Vol. 13 No. 4 (2026): October (IN PRESS)

From Context to Engagement: Developing Contextual-Based Civics Teaching Materials for Elementary School Students

Yuni Ekawati (Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta)
Ahmad Agung Yuwono Putro (Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study aims to develop contextualized Civics teaching materials and evaluate their feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness in increasing the learning interest of second-grade elementary school students. The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) design based on the Borg and Gall model, with the original development procedure modified and limited to nine stages. The participants comprised 27 second-grade students at SD Negeri Ngebung Beran, including 5 students in the small-group trial and 22 students in the large-group trial. Data were collected through observations, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The effectiveness of the teaching materials was evaluated using a one-group pretest–posttest design. Quantitative data were analyzed using a paired-samples t-test, while qualitative data were analyzed descriptively. The evaluation results indicated that the contextualized Civics teaching materials were categorized as highly valid, with validation scores of 97.92% from subject-matter experts and 83.33% from media experts. The teaching materials also demonstrated a high level of practicality, as indicated by teacher responses (96.88%), student responses in the small-group trial (93%), and student responses in the large-group trial (90%). The paired-samples t-test revealed a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores (p = .001), with the mean learning interest score increasing from 37.23 to 42.45, representing a 14.02% increase. These findings suggest that the contextualized Civics teaching materials are highly feasible and practical and have the potential to increase the learning interest of second-grade elementary school students. Practically, the materials provide a concrete and localized instructional resource that can help teachers translate abstract civic concepts into relatable everyday practices.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

pedagogy

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Jurnal Paedagogy contains scientific articles and critical review from research in Education, Teaching and Learning which include; 1. Formal/School Education 2. Nonformal/Community Education 3. Informal/Family ...